ACTING IS one major field where most people rise to fame to influence society positively. Every now and then special platforms besides professional trainings are provided to unearth new talents to take over from old talents in the Ghanaian movie industry.

Next Movie Star (NMS), a reality show organized for some Nigerian and Ghanaian youth to hit stardom is of one of such opportunities.

It has been about six weeks now since the show ended. Its winners, some of whom are Ghanaians are still going through various transformations.

They have been having exciting moments, with opportunities of meeting very great personalities including His Excellency John Agyekum Kufuor, President of the Republic of Ghana.

Last week Tuesday, the winners, including Enoch Hammond, the overall winner, Martha Ankomah, second runner-up and contestant Lydia Forson, with a team of NMS organizers, paid DAILY GUIDE a visit as part of plans to fraternize with the media.

The movie stars, in an interview with Beatwaves stated that the NMS reality show had benefited them a lot as they were now refined actors and actresses.

This, they said, was as a result of the numerous acting routines they undertook while in the NMS house in Nigeria.

According to them they were now imbued with diverse knowledge aside acting, to contribute to a vibrant movie industry.

Enoch Hammond, who won the ultimate prize of a Greeley car, three movie contracts, N500,000.00 cash and a flat in a choice area in Lagos, indicated that “after Next Movie Star life had not been the same.

I have realized that I’m not the Enoch Hammond I used to be before the show. Now I think I am not just a more refined actor, but a celebrity, youth ambassador, and I’m taking very good advantage of it.”

Enoch said through NMS he had been exposed to many things that would help him build his career.

“Now I got to know that I don’t just start acting when given a script but have to analyze it,” he disclosed, adding “I have also realized that most of our movies are full of unnecessary gestures”.

He however mentioned that organizing seminars for actors and actresses is one important area that needs great attention to help the Ghanaian movie industry succeed.

Becoming a star, according to the three, was not just about being popular but how best the popularity is used to champion a good cause.

Lydia said: “I thought being a star is just being popular but being a popular is just that. We have to learn how to dress, walk and have self-consciousness. With acting I am a more refined actress now.

I went in there as a raw material and I think I’m processed; a well finished product. I hope with my finishing product, I can break into the movie industry.”

Martha revealed that the NMS really had lifted her up and so far it has been good for her “as people wanted to give me a job; contracts are coming”.

She observed that Ghanaians were used to a few faces in movies but “thank God with NMS”, Ghanaians would start seeing some new talented faces such as hers.

During the visit, the team took snapshots with some staff members and afterwards proceeded to the Managing Editor, Mrs. Gina Blay’s office to introduce themselves.

Receiving them, she tasked them to work extra hard so that very soon they would be seen playing major roles in Ghanaian movies.